“I would like to announce that I will be transferring from the University of South Carolina to further my education and basketball career elsewhere,” Keita tweeted. “I would like to thank coach Frank Martin and the staff for the experience I had here.”

Keita scored nine points in USC’s win against Duke that sent the Gamecocks to the Sweet 16. A four-star prospect from Philadelphia by way of Greenville’s 22ft Academy, Keita was a consensus top-85 national recruit.

Keita slowly worked his way into the rotation this season after being unable to participate in offseason workouts and the first four games because of a wrist injury. He played in the Gamecocks’ next 16 games, scoring six points against Florida International and seven against Lander, before missing back-to-back games at Missouri and LSU.

Keita was suspended for the regular-season finale at Ole Miss because of a violation of team policy. He returned to play in every NCAA Tournament game, with a high of 13 minutes against Baylor.